{"id":4209,"date":"2025-08-12T18:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/wilfried-zaha-ebeki-eze-or-michael-oliz-crystal-palace-legend-joel-words-clubs-unparalleled-star-premier-league-era\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:06:38","slug":"wilfried-zaha-ebeki-eze-or-michael-oliz-crystal-palace-legend-joel-words-clubs-unparalleled-star-premier-league-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/wilfried-zaha-ebeki-eze-or-michael-oliz-crystal-palace-legend-joel-words-clubs-unparalleled-star-premier-league-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilfried Zaha, Ebeki Eze, or Michael Oliz? 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His 1V1 capabilities were just horrifying. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;Along with Michael Oris, his final product was incredible. His understanding of his game and his intelligence made him stand out. He was the one who grabbed the game with the prime minister of the neck and influenced it. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;EBS (eze), all I say is finesse. Honestly, it&#8217;s a joy to see how he moves and how he controls and manipulates the ball. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;They are all incredibly talented and illuminate the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>However, when pushed to choose a favorite, Ward chose Zaha, who had passed through the academy to promote the palace in 2013, making 458 appearances at the club and falling forever as the club legend at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s unparalleled for what Wilf did for the club,&#8221; Ward continued. &#8220;Because of the time he played for the club and how he kept a palace almost alone in the Premier League for many years. I think he&#8217;s a benchmark guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"text-onLight-02 mt-10 mb-3 title-2 md:title-1\" data-testid=\"atom-body-h2\">The ultimate feeling of the FA Cup was incredible.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Ward was the captain of a club promoted from the championship 12 years ago, and lifted the Palace FA Cup as the sole survivor on the side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>The 35-year-old joined the Eagles in 2012 under Dougie Freedman for just \u00a3500,000, and continued to make 364 appearances. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>His time at the Palace reached the trophy in 10 different permanent managers, promotions, a span of relegation fights, a final defeat in the FA Cup to Manchester United in 2016, and finally his final season with the club. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Ward said: \u201cIt was pure joy to win the playoff final and be promoted to the Premier League. I remember sprinting around the pitch after I didn&#8217;t know what the game really should do. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>\u201cIt was a bit the same on May 17th (FA Cup final), and when that last whi was blown away, joy and emotion were carried over, and fans couldn&#8217;t believe it that day. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s incredibly incredible to give them that moment, and we&#8217;re so lucky and blessed to be able to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Of course, much of the palace&#8217;s success is credited to Glasner, who changed clubs since being taken over from Roy Hodgson in February 2024. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"organism-media-card\" class=\"relative block w-full text-left\">\n<div class=\"w-full\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden h-full w-full\" data-testid=\"molecule-card-illustration\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-card-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2025\/08\/10\/image-82a6e966-3e5e-480a-9b2b-9cd2581df08a-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-onLight-02 py-3 pr-3\" data-testid=\"media-card-caption\">\n<p class=\"caption-2\">&#8220;These emotions are amazing&#8221; &#8211; Henderson reflects on Community Shield&#8217;s victory<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-2\">Video Credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s the person who sets the standards,&#8221; Ward said of the Austrian. \u201cHe will set an example and take a picture of you very clearly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s certainly someone who brings out the best in the players, and that&#8217;s what you want as a manager. You don&#8217;t just want to make your team successful, you also want to build and lift the standards around you. He&#8217;s made this club stronger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>There was also continued transfer speculation surrounding Key Palace team members Eze and Mark Guech. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>But Ward believes that despite the turbulence of the summer, the Eagles can move from strength to strength. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>He said: &#8220;When you win, there is a certain sense of topic and momentum. I can speak from my experience, but when you have that momentum with you and you have a taste for success, you want to continue the journey. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>\u201cAlso, winning and success are addictive, so everyone is creating that upward trajectory at the club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"organism-media-card\" class=\"relative block w-full text-left\">\n<div class=\"w-full\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden h-full w-full\" data-testid=\"molecule-card-illustration\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-card-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2025\/08\/10\/image-18a63f67-09fb-49bf-ab48-235b79027345-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-onLight-02 py-3 pr-3\" data-testid=\"media-card-caption\">\n<p class=\"caption-2\">&#8220;I&#8217;m very pleased with the squad&#8221; &#8211; Glasner says after the palace wins the community shield<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-2\">Video Credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Of course, Ward&#8217;s right backbirth and second shirt are in good hands, while Daniel Munoz is the central gear in Glasner&#8217;s 5-2-3 system. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;(Munoz) has an incredible engine,&#8221; Ward continued. &#8220;But the way he sees the game along with his attitude, commitment and desire speaks volume. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;This palace group is incredibly talented and I think it&#8217;s one of the brightest teams we&#8217;ve had. 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